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happybaker

Apr 11 , 2007

Nice!

This replaced my 30+ year old vented hood. My old hood never worked well 15 years ago when we bought the house, but it moved some air. My wife liked this hood because of the wrap around design from the top to the underside. It will be easy to keep clean, unlike cheaper models, or our old one. I liked it because it moves 200 cfm and is rated as being quiet. I have a 5 inch tv on the counter next to my stove. I spend a lot of time cooking for our family and it is hard to hear Judge Alex over a loud exhaust fan. This one is much more quiet. I can hear the tv fine, and talk on the phone as well. I am very satified. We have not had it long, so I am not sure of the durability yet. If it breaks, I will let everyone know. It was money well spent. It was easy to install too. I never installed one before, and it went in smoothly.

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hammertown

Jul 27 , 2010

Kenmore 30" Updraft Range Hood 5261 is a ripoff

I bought this electric range hood from Sears. I was quite disappointed with their customer service. After I bought it I found out I needed to buy a filter for non-ducted installation. No one at Sears told me I needed to buy a filter. I went back to Sears the next day and a salesman pointed out to me the filters I needed. It turned out the filters were the wrong ones and didn't even fit my Kenmore hood. I went back a third time only to find out Sears does not carry the filter I needed and was told to call a 1-800 #. After calling Sears, the filters cost me a total of&******** plus two 50 watt Halogen lights which were not included. They were priced at Sears for $19.99 each. I ended buying them at ******* for $7.50 each. So don't be fooled, you'll need to add $75 to the $155 sales price. Oh, and by the way, did I mention $120 you need to get it installed. What a huge ripoff!!!!!

I recently purchased another range hood 2nd one for my mother in law because this product is beautiful and works perfect. The price is right and I recommend this product because it works very well. I will be purchasing another one soon for a rental home as well.

One of the best range hood vents purchased over the years. Sleek design and extremely quiet during operation. I also like the night light option; low light yet bright enough to illuminate the nearby area. Great choice after returning the lower grades option. Extremely satisfied with this purchase.

I shopped several websites looking for a range hood that I liked. When I saw this one online I went into my local Sears stores to see it in person. It was just what I wanted so I purchased it for my kitchen. I love it!

After having a microwave with exhaust fan this is a nice change as it is quieter that the micro with fan and much stronger. The stainless is easy to clean and the filters are much larger than the ones on the microwave ovens with the fan.